Helène Aylon: Undercurrent
Helène Aylon (1931 - 2020; born, Brooklyn, NY; died, New York, NY), I Will Wait for the Landing, from the series Turnings, 2014. Chromogenic print mounted on board; 45.7 × 76.2 cm. Collection of Helène Aylon Estate, Courtesy of Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects, New York (AB-2024-76)
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Helène Aylon: Undercurrent brings together twenty works from Aylon’s fifty-year career to emphasize the strong undercurrent of receptivity and resilience that unifies her oeuvre. Using a wide range of media and techniques, including painting, performance, and film, Aylon (1931–2020) envisioned her practice as a form of exploration, emphasizing discovery rather than completion. She aligned this experimental approach with her feminism, often collaborating with other women on projects that drew attention to the female body, environmental fragility, and the inequities of the Jewish faith in which she was raised. This exhibition encapsulates Aylon’s efforts to demonstrate that openness to the contingencies of the body, the earth, and spirituality can facilitate understanding, and even healing.
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Art@Bainbridge is made possible through the generous support of the Virginia and Bagley Wright, Class of 1946, Program Fund for Modern and Contemporary Art; the Kathleen C. Sherrerd Program Fund for American Art; Barbara and Gerald Essig; Gene Locks, Class of 1959, and Sueyun Locks; and Ivy Beth Lewis.
Additional support for Helène Aylon: Undercurrent is provided by Princeton University’s Center for Culture, Society and Religion; Office of Religious Life; Program in Judaic Studies; Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies; and Department of Religion.
